UNCERTAIN PORTRAIT

© (c) Simon Read

UNCERTAIN PORTRAIT 1978

Simon Read (1949 – )

Details

Dimension
213.4 CM DIAM
Media
16 UNIQUE COLOUR BROMIDE PHOTOGRAPHS
Accession number
P3764

Summary

Uncertain portraitis a series of 16 photographs of the film maker Derek Jarman. Each photograph contains two images of Jarman which were made simultaneously. The innermost image is relatively correct and serves as a control for the outer image which has been distorted by the curvature of the camera back. As the series progress the distorted image moved inward and interferes with the control image so that a visual effect of a spiral is achieved.

Glossary

  • Film

    A transparent, flexible plastic material, usually of cellulose acetate or polyester, on which light-sensitive emulsion is coated, or on which an image can be formed by various transfer processes.

  • Photograph

    A permanent image taken by means of the chemical action of light on light-sensitive surfaces.